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monizes perfectly with the Phlox, and is ex- 

 tremely attractive in itself. I consider it our 

 very best plant for edging. It forms a 

 rounded, compact mass of foliage, requires 

 absolutely no training, and is attractive 

 throughout the season. Those having old 

 plants of it which they have carried through the 

 winter can break them apart and plant each 

 piece in the beds where they are to grow in 

 May, setting them about eight inches apart. 

 Not one in twenty will fail to grow. By the 

 end of June they will have grown to such a size 

 that they meet in the row, and from that time 

 to the coming of frost they will be quite as 

 attractive as the flowering plants they are used 

 with. 



If a brilliant bed is desired, use scarlet Sal- 

 via in the centre, with Calliopsis surrounding 

 it. Do not depend on one row of the latter, 

 but use plants enough to make a broad mass. 

 White Candytuft or Sweet Alyssum would 

 make an effective edging for such a bed. 



Eschscholtzia, massed, makes a most gor- 

 geous showing. It is one of our best yellow 

 flowers, and will be found very effective in 

 combination with the scarlet or crimson of Sal- 

 via or Phlox. 



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